Friends and family of a local young woman killed in a car accident this past weekend have come together to make her dream come true.

Jasmin Grady, 20, died Sunday following a single car accident in Hampstead. She was a sophomore at N.C. A&T State University.

Following her passing, family, friends and even those who didn’t know Grady have started a campaign to get popular rapper Drake to sing at Grady’s funeral, which will be held 1 p.m. Monday at Northside Baptist Church in Wilmington.

“It was her dream to be famous,” said Tynaizha Miller, an admirer of Jasmin’s who didn’t know her personally but followed her on Twitter. “It really hit me when I heard the story. She was just a really good person.”

Miller helps promote the #DrakeSingForJasmin hashtag campaign that has since circulated on Twitter.

According to Miller, the hashtag was mentioned more than 31,000 times on the social media website the first night the campaign was launched by people who knew Grady or just wanted to share her story. Since then, the number of mentions has climbed to more than 200,000. Notable celebrities like comedian Kevin Hart and Los Angeles Clippers basketball player Reggie Bullock have since joined in on the campaign.

Miller said that when the campaign started, it’s sole goal was to get the rapper to come to the funeral, even though it would be a tall order. But as word spread, Miller said the campaign has become more about spreading the word of Jasmin’s story.

“We started off wanting him to come, but the more viral it got, the more comfortable we were with people (just acknowledging her),” Miller said. “Even if he doesn’t come, we want to show him that he had a big fan. And we will still know we tried.”

To follow along with the #DrakeSingForJasmin campaign, head over to Twitter.

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